Question

Jane has a sprained ankle, and her doctor gave her a prescription that states: “ibuprofen caps 200 mg tid PO.” What does this prescription say, in spelled-out form?

Answer 1

ibuprofen capsules 200 milligrams a day by mouth.

Answer 2

Jane is to take (orally) the 200 mg ibuprofen capsule three times per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a prescription, tid or t.i.d (which stands for "ter in die" in latin) means three times in a day and PO (which stands for "per os" in latin) means the medication should be taken orally (by mouth). Hence, in the prescription given to Jane, she is to take (orally) the 200 mg ibuprofen capsule three times per day.